The story of why Daughters leave their parents’ home
Title: The story of why Daughters leave their parents’ home Language: Galo Description: This is an old story from a time when customs were very different from what we see today. In those early days, it was not the daughter who left her parents after marriage; instead, the son would go and stay in his […]
Koya o nisung na temba ayimba otsü
Title: Koya o nisung na temba ayimba otsü Language: Ao Description: The folktale is about the friendship between a mouse and a men. The mouse asks the men “how would you burry me? When u die”, the men replyed saying I would give you a proper funeral. Upon hearing that the mouse was very pleased […]
Tsungkamnyo Festival
Title: Tsungkamnyo Festival Language: Yimkhiung Description: The narration is an overview of the Tsungkamnyo festival celebrated by the Yimkhiung Nagas. This festival takes place prominently in mid-January and holds great significance for the Yimkhiung community. The narrator highlights the festival’s significance, providing details about the different activities that take place during this celebration. Format & […]
Traditional Harvesting System among the Lamkangs
Title: Traditional Harvesting System among the Lamkangs Language: Lamkang Description: The narrator, Bungtivi Sankhil (70), a respected elder from Paraolon village, explains that the harvest season is one of the most cooperative and culturally significant periods for the Lamkang people. He describes how all the work is carried out manually using traditional tools such as […]
Narration on the Formation of Sümi villages and Migration practices
Title: Narration on the Formation of Sümi villages and Migration practices Language: Sümi Description: The narrator, Dr. Hothoku H. Chishi of Chishilimi Village offers a profound and authoritative account of the formation of Sumi villages and the migration traditions of the Sumi people. Drawing from ancestral memory, he outlines the ancient customs that shaped Sumi […]
Significance of the 12 months in Yimkhiung community
Title: Significance of the 12 months in Yimkhiung community Language: Yimkhiung Description: The narrator describes the significance of the 12 months in our Yimkhiung dialect, emphasizing how each month represents unique cultural practices and traditions. He explains the importance of various agricultural activities that align with the changing seasons. Each month is tied to specific […]
Traditional marriage customs of the sumi tribe: A study on the bride price system
Title: Traditional marriage customs of the sumi tribe: A study on the bride price system Language: Sumi Description: Since time immemorial, the fore parents of Sumis have a peculiar practice of bride price custom when a man and women gets married. This understanding is beyond the contemporary practice which have mislead many people. The practice […]
Narration of Nishi Traditional Marriage System
Title: Narration of Nishi Traditional Marriage System Language: Nyishi Description: Jamhang Dance The Jamhang Dance is a traditional folk dance of the Khiamniungan Naga tribe, performed mainly during festivals and important community celebrations. It is usually presented by a group of young men and women dressed in colorful traditional attire, decorated with beads, ornaments, and […]
Penjung Han(Lotha smoked beef with black sesame dish)
Title: Penjung Han(Lotha smoked beef with black sesame dish) Language: Lotha Description: Lotha benjung curry, also known as black sesame seeds curry, is a traditional dish from Nagaland. This flavorful curry is made with roasted black sesame seeds, which are ground into a smooth paste and cooked with a mixture of spices, herbs, and sometimes […]
Lotha Benjung( Black sesame with smoked beef )
Title: Lotha Benjung( Black sesame with smoked beef ) Language: Lotha Description: Black sesame seed is considered to the oldest crop known to humanity. They are used intensively in India . In most part of the country sesame seeds mixed with jaggery sugar are made into balls and bars and cater as snacks. There are […]
Voices of morung, traditions, Rituals and Song.
Title: Voices of morung, traditions, Rituals and Song. Language: Zeliang Description: Title: Voices of the Morung: Traditions, Rituals and Song. Narration in the video: This is the morung where men eat together after bringing the hunted animal’s head. They brought cooked rice from their own homes. The head, along with the innards, was cooked and […]
Longkongla Otsü’
Title: Longkongla Otsü’ Language: Chungli(Ao) Description: Longkongla who loves the land and its spirits, rather then a human. A hunter named Aokhe tries to win her ove by using mountain spirits. In her anger and despair, Longkongla invokes the spirit to transform her livestock and even her pigs into wild boars, cows into sambars and […]
The Tale of two young lovers
Title: The Tale of two young lovers Language: Chokri Description: Love story of Dari and Rakhrülü A long time ago during the time of our foreparents.There lived one young man and a womanThe young man’s name was “Dari”, a handsome and sturdy man of ThenyizumiThe woman’s name was “Rakhrülü”, a beautiful woman from ChedemaAs the […]
Best friends story
Title: Best friends story Language: Lotha Description: Back in the old day, there lives tow brothers the eldest one did not care about his younger brother but career more for his friend, one fine day, the two friends went to pluck some fruits the brother wanted to know if his friends really love him or […]
The tale of Shihtomong and the enchanted wife
Title: The tale of Shihtomong and the enchanted wife Language: Yimkhiung Description: A long time ago, in the land of Yimkhiung, there lived a man named Shihtomong. He was a warrior and a very wealthy man. He took six women as his wives, each from a different tribe, and placed them in separate houses.One day, […]
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